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Read articles →This is an owner's real-world trial of the pull-type Landpride CA0556 aerator behind a Kubota B2301, including hauling it to two properties, fabricating a drop hitch for the drawbar after the three-point setup failed, and a homemade dual-thatcher build. It shows actual ground results (plug depth, added weight needed) and ends with the owner's honest regret: he'd buy the three-point version instead. Best for buyers weighing pull-type versus three-point aerators.
Posted by the 6-D Outdoors channel, an owner-operator sharing hands-on, unscripted impressions from his own and family properties.
He tried it with the three-point and it would not stay tight, causing the aerator to swing back and forth badly, so he switched to pulling it from the drawbar instead.
The owner says if he could go back in time he would spend extra money and get the three-point version because it is hard to back up or maneuver the pull-type in tight areas.
Yes, he used sandbags on the CA0556 but that still was not enough weight to get the spoons down into the ground, especially on softer dirt.
No, he says it is hard to back up an aerator when it is in the ground, since it will either break something or tear up the yard.
